Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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A B BROD, n. A thin board with the alphabet on it, used for teaching children; also transf. a schoolmaster. ['e 'bi 'brɔd, + 'ɑ 'be 'brod]Ags. 1846 Alex. Laing Wayside Flowers (1857) 163:
Your A B brod an' lesson time Ye maunna ance forget.Bwk. 1801 "Bwk. Sandie" Poems 35:
What de'il's come o'er the Dominie now? That a bit A B broad, like you, Shou'd take a notion.Ayr. 1789 D. Sillar Poems 105:
They gied me first the A, B, brod.
